AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE vs AMD Phenom X4 9550

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE and AMD Phenom X4 9550 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 326 vs 286
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2008 vs March 2008
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 326 vs 286

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9550

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 808 vs 569
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.65 vs 1.89
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 808 vs 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.65 vs 1.89

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9550

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
326
286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
569
808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.89
2.65
Name AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE AMD Phenom X4 9550
PassMark - Single thread mark 1049
PassMark - CPU mark 1002
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 326 286
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 569 808
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.89 2.65
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.175
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.146

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE AMD Phenom X4 9550

Essentials

Architecture codename Kuma Agena
Launch date December 2008 March 2008
Place in performance rating 2835 3266
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 285 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 450 million 450 million
Unlocked

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2+ AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)